Kh. Lee et al., Determination of lanthanoids and yttrium in JGb2 and JR3 by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after cation-exchange pretreatment, GEOCHEM J, 34(5), 2000, pp. 383-393
The lanthanoids (Ln) and yttrium (Y) in rock standard samples issued from t
he Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ) have been determined by inductively cou
pled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Sample solutions of two igneous roc
ks, JGb2 and JR3, with no certified values for Ln and Y were prepared using
acid digestion technique, and the Ln and Y were separated from other const
ituents by a cation-exchange column pretreatment. Corrections for polyatomi
c interference ions were made for the precise and accurate determination of
Ln and Y. The analytical results for Ln and Y in JGb2 obtained by the prop
osed method were in good agreement with literature values, except for La (2
2%), obtained by other ICP-MS coupled with cation-exchange pretreatment. Th
e discrepancy of La abundance was mainly due to the different total blank l
evel.